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Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home

To achieve the incredible, you have to attempt the impossible.

19966.91h 47m

Overview

Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.

Directed by Carroll Ballard
Written by Bill Lishman, Robert Rodat, Vince McKewin
Produced by Carol Baum, John Veitch
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $25.1M

Top Cast

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Thomas Alden

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Amy Alden

Dana Delany

Dana Delany

Susan Barnes

Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney

David Alden

Holter Graham

Holter Graham

Barry Stickland

Jeremy Ratchford

Jeremy Ratchford

Glen Seifert

D

Deborah Verginella

Amy's Mother

Michael J. Reynolds

Michael J. Reynolds

General

David Hemblen

David Hemblen

Dr. Killian

Ken James

Ken James

Developer

Themes & Keywords

rescuedaughtercanadainventorloss of loved onetragedyaviationgooseearringshampoohang gliderecology

About Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home is a adventure, drama, family film released in 1996 exploring themes of rescue, daughter, canada, inventor, loss of loved one, tragedy. Directed by Carroll Ballard, it stars Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany. Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.

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